Intelligence Briefings of a senior politician assignment
Order ID 53563633773 Type Essay Writer Level Masters Style APA Sources/References 4 Perfect Number of Pages to Order 5-10 Pages Description/Paper Instructions
You are asked to imagine that you have been asked to brief a senior politician (such as the President) or a military official (General) on a foreign powers capabilities to disrupt world order through technological mean, and in particular to pose a threat to the United States.
Guidelines for Writing the Intelligence Briefings
Remember that briefings are tailored to a particular audience, and so must be written in a style that fits the need of the audience. For the purposes of this class, imagine that your audience is either the President of the United State, or a senior General. As such, briefings should be concise – no more than two pages (single spaced/4 pages double spaced), and should include a mixture of historical background to a given situation as well as the most recent developments. You should assume that your audience has prior background to the situation. You may also include extra materials such as graphs and charts, and these do not count towards the two page limit.
Your report should be structured in the following way – make sure to include the headings in your report:
- Title (0 points)
- Background (2 points)
- Analysis (3 points)
- Outlook (2 point)
- Policy Recommendations (2 points)
- References (1 point)
Title (0 point): This information should go on the front page of the report and should include the following:
- Title
- Date
- Name of person being briefed (nb, you can put POTUS)
- You will not be awarded points for doing this, but failure to do it may result in the loss of 1 point.
Background (2 points): You should try and include the following:
- Remember that the most important part of the report is the analysis and so keep this section relatively short.
- Include details that provide a quick summary of the situation that you are talking about
- This is the place to include historical details, prior agreements, or prior violations of international accords
- Your goal is to get the person up to speed on the situation without drowning them in information.
Analysis (3 points): The section that follows the background contains the analysis and is the most important part of the briefing, as as such the longest:
- You should be accurate, clear, and as brief as you can with each point that you make
- The goal is for the decision maker to be able to make a policy decision in the best interests of the USA – therefore you need to be as crystal clear as you can.
- Your analysis should be ordered logically starting with the most important points first
- I recognize that there are many points that you can include and that it can be overwhelming – as an analyst it is up to YOU to choose what you think is most important and to be able to explain why on the basis of the evidence.
- Please do NOT include your opinion here – this is meant to be entirely fact based, analyzed logically with as little bias as possible
- Your points should be referenced with in text citations
Outlook (2 points):
- The purpose of this is to sum up the content of the paper
- Never introduce new ideas here – all of that should be in the analysis section
- Be concise and to the point
- Set the scene for your 2 recommendations
Policy Recommendations (2 points):
- Please make two separate policy recommendations
- Each recommendation should be distinct, and so it would be useful to note each as recommendation 1, and recommendation 2.
- Each recommendation must be based on the logic of your briefing
- These do not need to be long or elaborate. Be to the point and matter of fact.
- The reader should be able to see the logic of each recommendation in the briefing.
References (1 point):
- Each unique point you make in the text must have an in text citation, for example (Pieri, 2014: 33).
- Because the report is based on evidence, I expect to see citations, you may loose additional points in the analysis if I can’t see enough evidence
- You should include a list of references at the end of the paper as part of a bibliography – you may use any referencing style that you want, but it must be consistent and correctly used (my preference is APA – but you are not bound by that).
- NO COPYING FROM ARTICLE AND REWORDING OR ANY OF THE RESOURCES
Requirements: 2 pages | .doc file
RUBRIC
QUALITY OF RESPONSE NO RESPONSE POOR / UNSATISFACTORY SATISFACTORY GOOD EXCELLENT Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. 30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. 40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. 50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. 5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. 10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. 15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. 20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors 10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors 15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. 20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. Structure of the Paper (worth 10% of total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 3 points out of 10: Student needs to develop better formatting skills. The paper omits significant structural elements required for and APA 6th edition paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA 6th edition requirements whatsoever. 5 points out of 10: Appearance of final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA 6th edition paper. They can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. Font size might not conform to size requirements. The student also significantly writes too large or too short of and paper 7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. 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